Sea turtles have traversed the deep, blue sea for over 100 million years, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature. Today, seven distinct species exist, according to seeturtles.org. Six of them ...

Long regarded as one of the longest-living pets you could ever own, turtles surprise many pet owners with how long they can live. Whether you have a red eared slider or a map turtle, these reptiles ...

Plummeting temperatures across New England are ushering in another season of cold-weather struggles for the region's sea turtles. Sea turtles suffering from hypothermia are washing up on the beaches ...

Sea turtles live in every ocean in the world except for the Arctic regions. There are seven species of sea turtles and six of them are native to American waters. All of these species are endangered ...

Two dozen Kemp's ridley sea turtles are rehabilitating in Florida after cold waters off Cape Cod left them with frostbite and ...

A group of researchers at UNC-Chapel Hill published a new study that explores how turtles navigate the ocean. The team found that loggerhead turtles can map the ocean by recognizing magnetic ...

Animal science alumna coordinates efforts to restore sea turtle populations in the Gulf of Mexico after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill On April 20, 2010, an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig ...